The Warriors are missing Davis, and the Heat are missing Butler and Ronaldo, so the balance of victory is biased in favor of the former, and it depends on whether they can seize the opportunity, and if they lose again, they will be overtaken by the Rockets, and they will not be able to play in the play-offs. The Heat will certainly not let the water go, and the team will have to hit the top six and avoid playing the play-offs.
In the first quarter, Curry Klay was in good shape and had a high level of projection, and the Warriors took the lead. After the two went down, the Warriors' offense went wrong and the score was overtaken. The Heat's starting lineup is not good, but fortunately, the rotation lineup is strong, Adebayo and Jovic have a big advantage on the inside, scoring on their own, and they can also create shooting space for their teammates.
In the second quarter, Adebayo was not there, the Heat's inside advantage was not there, and the outside line would naturally be blocked, and the score was overtaken again. Klay returns, the offense is noticeably improved, and Paul is more comfortable with the organization and re-establishing the advantage. After Adebayo returns, the Heat will be able to play again, and it would be good to have an advantage on the inside and regain the advantage. The Warriors are lost again, they can't score on the inside, and they don't have on the outside.
Moody finally hit a three-point shot, and the basket was singled with his back to the basket, and he scored five points in a row to stop the decline. Mills drifted two points, Adebayo hatted Green, Highsmith attacked and defended, and stole Paul one after another, and the Heat pulled away again. Klay stopped the bleeding with three points, Green hit the board, and the Warriors 53-55 Heat, played a five-five open.
The Warriors returned for a limited time, and the Warriors erupted again in the third quarter, and the championship-level defense returned, suffocating the Heat with only 20 points. The offense played normally and scored 32 points, mainly because the defense was too powerful, and if this defense could be maintained for the whole game, then no one was really afraid. Relying on defensive play in the third quarter, the Warriors took the initiative.
This time the Warriors did not capsize, Curry came early in the fourth quarter to lead the team, Kerr learned a lesson, and he knew that mistakes could be corrected. Curry was on the floor, the Warriors' offense generally did not have to worry, and with the control of Paul Sr., he maintained the advantage and finally won 113-92. Without Butler, the Heat must be much weaker at critical moments, so the loss is not unexpected.
The Warriors won, but they weren't too happy, because the Lakers next door miraculously overturned the Bucks, and they also won, so that the gap between the two sides remains the same. The game was very intense, with the Bucks leading by as many as 19 points and never falling behind once in the regular season, but they were eventually equalized by the Lakers and almost killed by Reaves. The Lakers finally took the lead in overtime, Dinwiddie's three-pointer, but it didn't hold on, lost the rebound, Lillard wore the watch, but fortunately, Davis's hat was flat. Reaves hit a key three-pointer in the second overtime to help the Lakers complete the comeback and take a valuable victory 128-124.
In this way, the gap between the two sides is still 2.5 wins. The latest standings in the West at the moment: Nuggets, Thunder, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Clippers, Kings, Mavericks, Suns, Lakers, Warriors, Rockets, Jazz, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs.
The competition in the West is fierce, with a 2.5-win gap between the top three, fourth and eighth places, the Lakers are 2 wins behind the seventh-place Suns, 2.5 wins ahead of the Warriors, and the Warriors are 1 win ahead of the Rockets. Both the Warriors and the Lakers won, and the most uncomfortable must be the Rockets, who can't lose the next game against the Thunder.